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HAWK’S EYE ON: PLAYOFFS

Posted on April 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

BY: Bob Crawford

The Connecticut Whale now “hurry up and wait”, as they enjoy the rewards of having won their first-round series against Bridgeport in three straight games, and in a span of only four days.

Since completing their sweep of the Sound Tigers on Sunday, the Whale have been joined by the Toronto Marlies, Oklahoma City Barons and Abbotsford Heat as AHL teams to have advanced out of the first round, but the Whale-Bridgeport series remains the only Eastern Conference matchup to have been concluded. Continue reading →

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BERLET SPOTLIGHT: AHL – A CRAZY FINISH

Posted on April 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

BY: Bruce Berlet

One of the most frenetic finishes in the American Hockey League’s 76-year history ended Sunday night with as much drama as could be imagined.

Six of a possible eight teams clinched playoff berths, the last appropriately in the 1,140th and final game of the regular season, and the Norfolk Admirals extended their record-setting victory run to 28 games as league MVP and Rookie of the Year Corey Conacher notched a hat trick. Continue reading →

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NEW CHOCOLATE FLAVOR IN HERSHEY – TALBOT SHUTOUT

Posted on April 9, 2012 | Leave a comment

 VERSUS     

Sunday was a highly important game for the Connecticut Whale as they visited the Hershey Bears. They had just come off a very poor showing, a 3-0 shutout to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and team confidence was struggling. But the team got a second period goal from defenseman Pavel Valentenko and rode a brilliant 24-save performance by Cam Talbot in net to a 1-0 shutout victory that also clinched the team’s fourteenth playoff appearance in fifteen seasons.

“It was a pretty sound game all the way around,” Head Coach Ken Gernander said afterwards. “We did a pretty good job limiting (the Bears) and Talbot had a good game for us as well. It was important for the team to bounce back because last night wasn’t our best hockey and we have to be obviously consistent moving down the stretch and into the playoffs…” Continue reading →

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SHUTOUT BY PENGUINS…AGAIN

Posted on April 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

     VERSUS     

The Connecticut Whale entered Saturday night’s contest with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with momentum following a dramatic 2-1 overtime win over the Manchester Monarchs the night before. But, as has been the case for much of the season, an inconsistent effort and another poor second period sent them to a 3-0 shutout loss to the Penguins in front of 7,901 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Continue reading →

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WHALE WEEKLY: April 2 – April 8, 2012

Posted on April 2, 2012 | Leave a comment


BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale

The Whale earned three points in the standings in three home games this past weekend, losing to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 3-0, to start the weekend on Friday before skating in a couple close games Saturday and Sunday. Connecticut blanked the Adirondack Phantoms, 3-0, on Saturday, before falling victim to the Providence Bruins, 3-2 in overtime, on Sunday to finish the span of three games in three days. Kris Newbury posted another three-point weekend with a goal and two assists, while Kelsey Tessier tallied two goals on Saturday. Cam Talbot stopped 72 out of 75 shots on the weekend while picking up his third shutout of the season Saturday.

This week:

  • The Whale enter the second-to-last weekend of the regular season with one home game and a pair of tough Pennsylvania road games on the schedule. Friday night, the Whale will host the Manchester Monarchs at the XL Center (7:00 PM faceoff), before heading to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to meet the Penguins for the final time this season on Saturday (7:05). On Sunday, the Whale will meet the Hershey Bears, also for the final time this season (5:00). Continue reading →
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BLANKED – AGAIN

Posted on March 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut Whale      VERSUS      Wilkes Barre

(We return with our regular coverage starting tonight)

Brian RingBY: Brian Ring

Hartford, CT, March 30, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 3-0, Friday night at the XL Center.  Penguins goaltender Scott Munroe blanked the Whale with a 32-save performance, the fourth-straight defeat for the Whale (0-3-1-0).

The Penguins would strike fast and furious in the first period, tallying three goals in a span of 2:12 to get the jump on the Whale for good.

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“WHALE TV” CHANGES COURSE

Posted on March 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut WhaleWHALE ANNOUNCES “WHALE TV” SCHEDULE CHANGES

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Three Live Telecasts to Air on CPTV Sports

Whalers Sports & Entertainment (WSE) announced today a revised “Whale TV” telecast schedule for the Connecticut Whale.

The dates of the three remaining live games on the five-game Whale television schedule, which is presented by Webster Bank, have been changed, and the telecasts have been moved to CPTV Sports.

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NOW THAT’S MORE LIKE IT

Posted on February 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut-Whale_thumb_thumb_thumb_      VERSUS      Syracuse

Amazing what the changing of the calendar and some personnel changes can do for a team. After the Connecticut Whale spent the month of January making up for being so good from mid-November to mid-December by not winning a game, the team has found their footing again and won their third straight 3-1 over the visiting Syracuse Crunch Tuesday night.

“It wasn’t a great start. Fortunately we picked it up toward the end there and got some big goals on special teams that helped and we were able to get our two points tonight,” Said a much more relaxed Whale head coach Ken Gernander. (Chad Johnson) was real strong again in net (Tuesday) and made some big saves.”

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WHALE WEEKLY: January 30 – February 5, 2012

Posted on January 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

Bob CrawfordBY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale

The Whale finished out the first month of 2012 with a pair of home games at the XL Center, and despite two hard-working efforts, the squad could not get themselves into the win column as they endured a pair of narrow defeats. Connecticut hosted the Eastern Division-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday night, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision before resuming their I-91 rivalry with the Springfield Falcons on Saturday. The Whale drew a season-best 11,181 fans to the XL Center, the ninth-largest XL Center crowd in regular-season franchise history, but the home squad was defeated, 2-1. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault had a goal and an assist in the weekend’s action, and goaltenders Chad Johnson and Cam Talbot combined to stop 64 of 69 shots in the two games.

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WHALE INNOVATE TO MOTIVATE

Posted on January 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Connecticut WhaleBefore I took on the task of attempting to be an expert and a strong columnist, I was a big Hartford Wolf Pack (as they were called) fan, so if you don’t mind, I’m going to unleash my inner Connecticut Whale fan for a moment…

Word came today that the CTWhale will have a new incentive plan to purchase season’s tickets next year. For those who do buy the plan you’ll get a custom jersey fleece sweatshirt… Okay, that’s kind of cool, but ultimately no big deal. BUT… what they are doing is giving you and three other guests entrance into the the Luxury Director’s Suite for a game and that, my loyal Howlings readers, is WAY cool. I’ve been in that suite before and you can bet your bottom dollar that you’d have a blast and get to spend some time with some pretty good muckety-mucks… If you’re on the fence about it, this is worth a lot of dough-ray-me and given the rest of the flexibility, it’s something you should jump on…

That’s just my two cents… And now, back to my normal objective self…

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